RECULE

Verb

recule (third-person singular simple present recules, present participle reculing, simple past and past participle reculed)

(obsolete) To recoil.

Anagrams

• Curlee, cerule

Source: Wiktionary


Re*cule" (r*kl"), v. i.

Definition: To recoil. [Obs.] Spenser.

Re*cule" (r*kl"), Re*cule"ment (-ment), n. Etym: [F. reculement.]

Definition: Recoil. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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